Global Patent Index - EP 0029588 B1

EP 0029588 B1 19840314 - METHOD OF EXPANDING IMPREGNATED TOBACCO

Title (en)

METHOD OF EXPANDING IMPREGNATED TOBACCO

Publication

EP 0029588 B1 19840314 (EN)

Application

EP 80107207 A 19801120

Priority

US 9640979 A 19791121

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4366825A] Impregnated tobacco is expanded in an expansion operation involving the entrainment of the impregnated tobacco in a heated gas stream under high temperature-short entrainment time conditions resulting in a product of improved quality and enhanced expansion.

IPC 1-7

A24B 3/18

IPC 8 full level

A24B 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 3/182 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 131/90 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0029588 A1 19810603; EP 0029588 B1 19840314; AR 221446 A1 19810130; AU 533889 B2 19831215; AU 6268780 A 19810625; BR 8007593 A 19810602; CA 1151966 A 19830816; DE 3067036 D1 19840419; FI 67658 B 19850131; FI 67658 C 19850510; FI 803302 L 19810522; IE 50199 B1 19860305; IE 801936 L 19810521; JP S5685274 A 19810711; JP S5725194 B2 19820528; PH 18519 A 19850802; US 4366825 A 19830104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 80107207 A 19801120; AR 28327480 A 19801118; AU 6268780 A 19800924; BR 8007593 A 19801120; CA 360657 A 19800919; DE 3067036 T 19801120; FI 803302 A 19801021; IE 193680 A 19800916; JP 16316580 A 19801119; PH 24884D A 19801120; US 9640979 A 19791121